The 4-hour gent

[Divided Attention]

I was at the range yesterday and did not realize a cease fire had been called in the regular range because a CHL class was qualifying on the private range reserved for them. Half way to the bench a range officer stopped me that I could not carry a gun to the bench. The sound of their gunfire had me thinking the range was hot.

Every range I have been to it didn't matter if you were the queen of England, if a ceasefire was called, you finished the course of fire and STOPPED. I wouldn't want to be on a walk to my long range target with a CHL class firing somewhere nearby. JMPHO...

[LikesShinyThings]

I was at the range yesterday and did not realize a cease fire had been called in the regular range because a CHL class was qualifying on the private range reserved for them. Half way to the bench a range officer stopped me that I could not carry a gun to the bench. The sound of their gunfire had me thinking the range was hot.

Every range I have been to it didn't matter if you were the queen of England, if a ceasefire was called, you finished the course of fire and STOPPED. I wouldn't want to be on a walk to my long range target with a CHL class firing somewhere nearby. JMPHO...

"Half way to the bench.... could not carry a gun to the bench" - sounds to me like someone coming onto the line, not going downrange to check target. So I don't think it is an issue of someone being in front of the line while there is live fire, but rather new shooter coming in and setting up, which is usually, I believe, done specifically when the line is hot and not during cease fire.

[Divided Attention]

Should have been more clear, jumped from start to end of thought - sorry.

Any range I have been at has had NO activity at the line - all had to step behind the line during ceasefire. Including special classes.

[Pawpaw]

Should have been more clear, jumped from start to end of thought - sorry.

Any range I have been at has had NO activity at the line - all had to step behind the line during ceasefire. Including special classes.

Some ranges have a LOT of shooting lanes, so they divide the range into "bays". Elm Fork (Dallas) is such a range as you can see in this picture from their website.

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Every group of 10 or 12 shooting lanes is separated by a solid barrier, from the shooting line to the backstop. This gives each range officer a manageable and well defined portion to control. Each bay is run as a separate "range". Bay 2 can have a cease-fire while Bays 1 & 2 are still "hot".